Beaver blamed for causing fire

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KINGSTON, Ont. - Investigators blame a beaver for a fire that caused more than $150,000 damage to a cottage and outbuilding just north of Perth Road Village, Ont.

South Firefighters were called to the property around 2:30 p.m. Oct. 20. And found the cottage engulfed in flames, along with another smaller building a few metres away.

The buildings could not be saved but firefighters prevented the flames from spreading to another nearby cottage.

Once the fire was out, the cause was not apparent, not until investigators realized a tree was down on a power line and they could see the distinctive marks of beaver chewing.

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